Braille

Braille with Raised Line Drawings, Contracted 

Students may:  

• test with the digital exam using a refreshable braille display or screen reader; or  
• test using the braille paper exam.  

Note: Braille exams will be available for students with an approved accommodation who are unable to test using a computer. A student must be approved for both a braille accommodation and a paper testing accommodation for the AP coordinator to be able to order a braille format of a digital exam subject. 

Update for 2025–for hybrid digital AP Exams, note:

• If a student is approved for braille and paper, the entire exam would need to be administered as braille; there’s not an option to administer braille only for Section II of the exam.  
• A student approved for braille could test using a screen reader or refreshable braille display for Section I and test with a human reader for Section II.  
• If a student is approved for dictation, they can test with a human writer/scribe for Section II.  
• If a student has a human reader and/or human writer/scribe assist them during Section II, they need to test in a one-to-one setting for the entire exam.  

Raised Line Drawings (formerly “braille graphs and figures”) 

Students may: 

• test with the digital exam using a screen reader with or without a refreshable braille display; or 
• test using the braille paper exam, either with or without a human reader. 

Note: 

• Raised line drawing supplements are not available with digital exams. 
• If a student needs to take a digital exam using a screen reader, their SSD coordinator should submit the request for this accommodation in SSD Online by January 24, 2025. If the request must be made after January 24 due to a change in a student’s accommodations status, contact the College Board SSD office as soon as possible.  

Braille Writer 

For a digital AP Exam, braille writing software should be used. If a student uses a manual braille writer and/or does not have access to braille writing software, they can: 

• test using a digital exam using voice recognition (speech-to-text) software; 
• test using a digital exam and dictate their responses to a writer/scribe; or 
• test using a braille paper exam with the manual braille writer. 

Update for 2025–for hybrid digital AP Exams, note:

• Because students will use both Bluebook and a paper exam booklet (for Section II), there are additional unique considerations regarding a braille writer accommodation. Please contact the College Board SSD office as soon as possible before the start of the 2025 AP Exam administration for guidance about the testing options available.